1870 – The Cincinnati Red Stockings, the first pro baseball team, suffer their first loss after 130 games. 1952 – Braves pitcher Warren Spahn ties the National League record with 18 strikeouts in a game. 1963 – Duke Snider of the New York Mets hits his 400th career...
1905 – New York Giants pitcher Christy Mathewson throws a no-hitter against the Cubs. 1935 – James J. Braddock beats Max Baer in 15 rounds for the heavyweight title. This fight is portrayed in the movie “Cinderella Man”. 1937 – Joe DiMaggio hits three consecutive home...
1971 – Third year program Gary West closes out the season at 8-1, their best single season mark in history, with a 13-2 win over Andrean at the West Side Football Grounds. 1971 – In front of packed house on the campus of Hessville High, the Morton Governors win the...
1941 – The Hobart Brickies shutout the Griffith Panthers 20-0 at Franklin Field on Broad Street in Griffith. It’s the sixth time in seven meetings that Hobart has held the Panthers scoreless. 1958 – Carl Adams closes out his one and only season as Griffith head coach...
1938 – At old Gleason Field, Gary Froebel shuts out a Gary Wallace 25-0. The Blue Devils did not allow the Hornets quarterback – future pro football hall of fame coach Hank Stram (Kansas City Chiefs), to matriculate the ball downfield. 1949 – On their way to a perfect...
1914 – The Gary high school football team, made up of players from Froebel and Emerson, travel to Chicago where they lose to Hyde Park High 21-0. 1936 – Hammond Catholic (now Bishop Noll) beats Griffith 18-2. 1947 – The Roosevelt Roughriders, who would go on to a 9-0...
1960 – Michigan City hands Hobart their first loss of the season – a 19-18 nail biter played at City High School. 1960 – Bernie Krueger’s Hammond Wildcats blank EC Washington 20-0 to remain undefeated. The ‘Cats would finish the season a perfect 10-0. 1988 – Hammond...
1939 – Just a week after winning for the first time ever at brand new, but yet-to-be named Brickie Bowl, Hobart travels to Valpo where they are shutout by the Vikings 20-0. 1950 – The Brickies blank the Bucs 13-0 at Brickie Bowl. Hobart moved to 6-2 with the victory,...
